October 2014

GMC launches its annual National Training Survey to the UK’s 54,000 doctors in training

GMC launches its annual National Training Survey to the UK’s 54,000 doctors in training The General Medical Council (GMC) is calling on every doctor in training to complete its annual National Training Survey – which launches today. See Original Article GMC seeks views on new proposals to GP and specialist registration The General Medical Council

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GMC seeks views on plans to check language skills of European doctors

GMC seeks views on plans to check language skills of European doctors Patients will be better protected following new checks to ensure the English language skills of doctors from Europe are good enough to safely treat them, in plans revealed by the General Medical Council (GMC).See Original Article GMC brings together UK healthcare leaders to

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Capability Hearings – High Court Judgement 2014

High Court empowers Trusts to progress to capability hearings under Maintaining High Professional Standards Part IV I am writing to draw your attention to an important High Court judgment which clarifies the circumstances in which employing Trusts can proceed to a capability hearing under Part IV of Maintaining High Professional Standards in the modern NHS (MHPS).  NCAS

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NCAS Revised Role in MHPS

NCAS’ revised role in MHPS – October 2014 I write to advise that the reporting requirements for monitoring exclusions of doctors and dentists under Maintaining High Professional Standards in the modern NHS (Department of Health, 2005) have passed to the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) (part of the NHS Litigation Authority) from Strategic Health Authorities

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